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US4830032A
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Power driven flossing device
Assignee: Les Produits Associes Broxo SA
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Filing: 1986-12-03
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2006-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An automatic toothbrush wherein the brush can be replaced by a floss holder driven by the toothbrush motor.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre-Jean Jousson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C15/00; A61C15/04; A61C15/046; A61C15/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An oral hygiene apparatus comprising in combination: a handle having a top end and a bottom end, a motor housed in said handle, and having a shaft protruding therefrom, said shaft having a longitudinal axis and being imparted a rotational oscillating motion by said motor; a dental floss holder having a base on one end fitting on said shaft and another end divided into a pair of forks of unequal length, including a smaller fork and a longer fork, thereby holding a length of floss at a skew line with respect to said longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
An oral hygiene apparatus comprising in combination: a handle having a top end and a bottom end, a motor housed in said handle, and having a shaft protruding therefrom, said shaft having a longitudinal axis and being imparted a rotational oscillating motion by said motor; a dental floss holder having a base on one end fitting on said shaft and another end divided into a pair of forks of unequal length, including a smaller fork and a longer fork, thereby holding a length of floss at a skew line with respect to said longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said forks have extremities bent along different axes and having floss stretched therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention in accordance with claim 2 wherein said base is integral with said forks and terminates at the end opposite said forks into a connector adapted to frictionally and removably fit on such shaft and to impart a portion of a hyperboloid revolution to said forks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention in accordance with claim 3 wherein means are on said base for tightening said floss between said forks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said floss has a coating of colored wax.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said base includes a connector removably securable to said shaft and lying within the axis of the smaller fork.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer ends of said forks have rounded extremities and grooves between said rounded extremities and the rest of said fork for receiving said dental floss.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-05-15 | 1992-11-14 | 1993-05-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-05-15 | 1996-11-14 | 1997-05-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-05-15 | 2000-11-14 | 2001-05-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |